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Author* | Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Range and Resource Selection by GPS-Monitored Adult Golden Eagles in the Columbia Plateau Ecoregion: Implications for Wind Power Development | Watson, J., Duff, A., Davies, R. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors |
| How do diurnal long-distance migrants select flight altitude in relation to wind? | Mateos-Rodriguez, M., Liechti, F. | March 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Shorebirds |
| How Does Wind Turbine Noise Affect People? | Salt, A., Lichtenhan, J. | January 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | N/A |
| How Ecofriendly are Wind Farms? | Cohn, J. | July 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats, Birds, Raptors |
| How to Mitigate Impacts of Wind Farms on Bats? A Review of Potential Conservation Measures in the European Context | Peste, F., et al. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
| Impact of substantial wind farms on the local and regional atmospheric boundary layer: Case study of Zhangbei wind power base in China | Wang, Q., et al. | September 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
| Impact of Terrestrial Wind Farms on Diurnal Raptors: Developing a Spatial Vulnerability Index and Potential Vulnerability Maps | Noguera, J., Pérez, I., Mínguez, E. | June 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Impact of wind facilities on bats in the Neotropics | Rodríguez-Durán, A., Feliciano-Robles, W. | December 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
| Impact of wind farms on soaring bird populations at a migratory bottleneck | Martin, B., et al. | June 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Impact of Wind Power Plants on Black Grouse, Lyrurus tetrix in Alpine Regions | Zeiler, H., Grunschachner-Berger, V. | March 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Impact of wind turbines on birds: a case study from Gujarat, India | Kumar, S., Ali, A., Arun, P. | August 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds |
| Impact of Wind-Energy Generation on Climate: A Rising Spectre | Abbasi, S., Abbasi, T., Abbasi, T. | June 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| Impact of Windmills and Power Lines on Birds: A Case Study at Porbandar Taluka, Gujarat-India | Suthar, A., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Impacts of climate change on wind energy power – Four wind farms in Spain | Solaun, K., Emilio, C. | January 2020 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| Impacts of onshore wind energy production on birds and bats: recommendations for future life cycle impact assessment developments | Laranjeiro, T., May, R., Verones, F. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats, Birds |
| Impacts of Wind Energy Developments on Wildlife: A Southern Hemisphere Perspective | Parsons, S., Battley, P. | February 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Impacts of Wind Energy on Environment: A Review | Wang, S., Wang, S. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats, Birds |
| Impacts of wind farms on land surface temperature | Zhou, L., et al. | July 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Farfield Environment |
| Impacts Of Wind Farms On Surface Air Temperatures | Traiteur, J., Roy, S. | January 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Farfield Environment |
| Impacts of wind power infrastructure development on semi-domesticated reindeer and reindeer husbandry | Skarin, A., et al. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Impacts of wind turbines on redheads in the Laguna Madre | Lange, C., Ballard, B., Collins, D. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Waterfowl |
| In Sowing the Wind, How Ireland could Reap the Whirlwind - A Case Against Irish Wind Development(s) | Barrett, E. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Incidence and Management of Live and Injured Bats at Wind Energy Facilities | Klug, B., Baerwald, E. | January 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Inconspicuous echolocation in hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus) | Corcoran, A., Weller, T. | May 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
| Increased Flight Altitudes among Migrating Golden Eagles Suggest Turbine Avoidance at a Rocky Mountain Wind Installation | Johnston, N., Bradley, J., Otter, K. | March 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Raptors |
| Increasing Evidence that Bats Actively Forage at Wind Turbines | Hale, A., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Indirect Effects of an Existing Wind Energy Facility on Lekking Behavior of Greater Prairie-Chickens | Smith, J., et al. | March 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Individual or collective? Community investment, local taxes, and the social acceptance of wind energy in Switzerland | Vuichard, P., Stauch, A., Dällenbach, N. | December 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Industrial Wind Turbine Post-Construction Bird and Bat Monitoring: A Policy Framework for Canada | Parisé, J., Walker, T. | October 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Influence of landscape and time of year on bat-wind turbines collision risks | Roemer, C., et al. | October 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats |
| Influence of Wind Turbines on Presence of Willet, Marbled Godwit, Wilson's Phalarope and Black Tern on Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota and South Dakota | Niemuth, N., et al. | September 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds |
| Input-Output Life Cycle Environmental Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Utility Scale Wind Energy in the United States | Kumar, I., Tyner, W., Sinha, K. | February 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Insect Attraction to Wind Turbines: Does Colour Play a Role? | Long, C., Flint, J., Lepper, P. | April 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction | Bats, Birds, Invertebrates |
| Insect Prey Eaten by Hoary Bats (Lasiurus cinereus) Prior to Fatal Collisions with Wind Turbines | Valdez, E., Cryan, P. | December 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Insufficient Sampling to Identify Species Affected by Turbine Collisions | Beston, J., Diffendorfer, J., Loss, S. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
| Integrating applied ecology and planning policy: the case of micro-turbines and wildlife conservation | Park, K., Turner, A., Minderman, J. | November 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Integrating Effects of Supplementary Feeding, Poisoning, Pollutant Ingestion and Wind Farms of Two Vulture Species in Spain using a Population Viability Analysis | Garcia-Ripolles, C., Lopez, P. | March 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Chemicals | Birds, Raptors |
| Interannual Home Range Variation, Territoriality and Overlap in Breeding Bonelli's Eagles (Aquila fasciata) Tracked by GPS Satellite Telemetry | Perez-Garcia, J., et al. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Interpreting failure to reject the null hypothesis of displacement from wind turbines in three species of grassland birds: Response to Johnson (2016) | Hale, A. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Birds, Passerines |
| Introduction: Wind-Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation | Smallwood, K. | March 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Investigating the Causes of Death for Wind Turbine-Associated Bat Fatalities | Grodsky, S., et al. | October 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
| Investigation on Design for a 500 W Wind Turbine Composite Blade Considering Impact Damage | Kong, C., Choi, S., Park, H. | January 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
| Is a Wind-Power Plant Acting as a Barrier for Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) Movements? | Colman, J., et al. | December 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | N/A |
| Is Male-Biased Collision Mortality of Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) in Florida Associated with Flock Behavior | Folk, M., Dellinger, T., Leone, E. | June 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
| Is there Room for All of Us? Renewable Energy and Xerospermophilus mohavensis | Inman, R., et al. | February 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Is wind energy increasing the impact of socio-ecological change on Mediterranean mountain ecosystems? Insights from a modelling study relating wind power boost options with a declining species | Ferreira, D., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Passerines |
| It's Not Easy Being Green: Wind Energy and a Declining Grassland Bird | Pruett, C., Patten, M., Wolfe, D. | March 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Justice, social exclusion and indigenous opposition: A case study of wind energy development on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico | Zárate-Toledo, E., Patiño, R., Fraga, J. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Key Criteria for Sustainable Wind Energy Planning - Lessons from an Institutional Perspective on the Impact Assessment Literature | Thygesen, J., Agarwal, A. | November 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Land cover and topography affect the land transformation caused by wind facilities | Diffendorfer, J., Compton, R. | February 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | N/A |
| Landscape design: Integrating ecological, social, and economic considerations into conservation planning | Bartuszevige, A., et al. | September 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Landscape-Scale Effects of Single- and Multiple Small Wind Turbines on Bat Activity | Minderman, J., et al. | February 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Landscapes for Energy and Wildlife: Conservation Prioritization for Golden Eagles across Large Spatial Scales | Tack, J., Fedy, B. | August 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Large-scale citizen science improves assessment of risk posed by wind farms to bats in southern Scotland | Newson, S., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Bats |
| Life Cycle Assessment of a Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbine | Martínez, E., et al. | March 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life cycle assessment of an onshore wind farm located at the northeastern coast of Brazil | Oebels, K., Pacca, S. | May 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life Cycle Assessment of Dernah (Libya) wind farm | Al-Behadili, S., El-Osta, W. | November 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life cycle assessment of two different 2 MW class wind turbines | Guezuraga, B., Zauner, R., Polz, W. | January 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-Economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life cycle assessment: A case study of two wind turbines used in Mexico | Vargas, A., et al. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life cycle energy and greenhouse emissions analysis of wind turbines and the effect of size on energy yield | Crawford, R. | December 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life-Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Options: The Status of Research in the Year 2001 | Gagnon, L., Bélanger, C., Uchiyama, Y. | November 2002 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Life-cycle green-house gas emissions of onshore and offshore wind turbines | Wang, S., Wang, S., Jinxiang, L. | February 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Living in Habitats Affected by Wind Turbines May Result in an Increase in Corticosterone Levels in Ground Dwelling Animals | Łopucki, R., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Terrestrial Mammals |
| Long Search Intervals Underestimate Bird and Bat Fatalities Caused by Wind Turbines | Smallwood, K. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Long-term implications of sustained wind power growth in the United States: Potential benefits and secondary impacts | Wiser, R., et al. | October 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Farfield Environment, Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| Long-Term Post-Fire Effects on Spatial Ecology and Reproductive Output of Female Agassiz's Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) at a Wind Energy Facility near Palm Springs, California, USA | Lovich, J., et al. | January 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Reptiles |
| Machine learning applied to wind turbine blades impact detection | Hu, C., Albertani, R. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
| Male Greater Prairie-Chickens Adjust their Vocalizations in the Presence of Wind Turbine Noise | Whalen, C., et al. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Mammalian Mesocarnivore Visitation at Tortoise Burrows in a Wind Farm | Agha, M., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Reptiles, Terrestrial Mammals |
| Managing coexistence for bats and wind turbines | Alvarez-Castaneda, T., Lidicker, W. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Map-Based Repowering and Reorganization of a Wind Resource Area to Minimize Burrowing Owl and Other Bird Fatalities | Smallwood, K., Neher, L., Bell, D. | October 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors |
| Mapping the global potential exposure of soaring birds to terrestrial wind energy expansion | Santangeli, A., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds |
| Mapping the Wind Energy Potential of Sweden: A Sociotechnical Wind Atlas | Enevoldsen, P., Permien, F. | July 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Match Between Soaring Modes of Black Kites and the Fine-Scale Distribution of Updrafts | Santos, C., et al. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Mating Behavior as a Possible Cause of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines | Cryan, P. | April 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats |
| Mating Eastern Red Bats Found Dead at a Wind Energy Facility | Solick, D., et al. | June 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Measuring the Effectiveness of Conservation: A Novel Framework to Quantify the Benefits of Sage-Grouse Conservation Policy and Easements in Wyoming | Copeland, H., et al. | June 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Measuring the Insecurity Index of species in networks of protected areas using species distribution modeling and fuzzy logic: The case of raptors in Andalusia | Diaz-Gomez, D., et al. | March 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Megawatts are not megawatt-hours and other responses to Willis et al. | Sovacool, B. | April 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Microclimate effects of wind farms on local crop yields | Kaffine, D. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Migration of Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) and its Variable Annual Risk from Wind Power Facilities Across the Tehuantepec Isthmus | Villegas-Patraca, R., Herrera-Alsina, L. | May 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Minimal Effects of Wind Turbines on the Distribution of Wintering Farmland Birds | Devereux, C., Denny, M., Whittingham, M. | October 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines |
| Minimal effects of wind turbines on the distribution of wintering farmland birds | Devereux, C., Denny, M., Whittingham, M. | October 2008 | Journal Article | Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device, Static Device | Birds |
| Mitigating the negative impacts of tall wind turbines on bats: Vertical activity profiles and relationships to wind speed | Wellig, S., et al. | March 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
| Mitigating Wind Energy Impacts on Wildlife: Approaches for Multiple Taxa | Arnett, E., May, R. | April 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Model-Based Estimation of Collision Risks of Predatory Birds with Wind Turbines | Eichhorn, M., et al. | January 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors |
| Modeling autumn migration of a rare soaring raptor identifies new movement corridors in central Appalachia | Dennhardt, A., et al. | May 2015 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Modeling the Distribution of Migratory Bird Stopovers to Inform Landscape-Scale Siting of Wind Development | Pocewicz, A., et al. | October 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Birds |
| Modeling the spatial effects of disturbance: a constructive critique to provide evidence of ecological thresholds | Powell, L., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Modelled Sensitivity of Avian Collision Rate at Wind Turbines Varies with Number of Hours of Flight Activity Input Data | Douglas, D., et al. | October 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
| Modelling golden eagle habitat selection and flight activity in their home ranges for safer wind farm planning | Tikkanen, H., et al. | July 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Modelling Human Impacts on the Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle (Aquila audax fleayi) | Bekessy, S., et al. | November 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Raptors |
| Monitoring the Potential Impact of A Wind Development Site on Bats in the Northeast | Reynolds, D. | January 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Mortality at wind-farms is positively related to large-scale distribution and aggregation in griffon vultures | Carrete, M., et al. | January 2012 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device, Static Device | Birds, Raptors |
| Mortality of Bats at a Large-Scale Wind Power Development at Buffalo Ridge, Minnesota | Johnson, G., et al. | January 2003 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
| Mortality of Bats at Wind Turbines Links to Nocturnal Insect Migration? | Rydell, J., et al. | December 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats |
| Movement patterns of white‐tailed sea eagles near wind turbines | Krone, O., Treu, G. | September 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Multi-state occupancy models of foraging habitat use by the Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) | Gorresen, P., et al. | October 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Multiple Mortality Events in Bats: A Global Review | O'Shea, T., et al. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
| Negative Impact of Wind Energy Development on a Breeding Shorebird Assessed with a BACI Study Design | Sansom, A., Pearce-Higgins, J., Douglas, D. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Birds, Shorebirds |
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